---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIME – Adds to existing law to provide that reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect falsely is a misdemeanor."
description: "CRIME – Adds to existing law to provide that reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect falsely is a misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 66"
citation: "Idaho H 66 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "PARENTS", "REPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/918d93cf-b0ba-4eac-a264-451d1aac3718"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0066/"
source_hash: "de34318f2905b7468f5da2937275a3b8ae03c705e71ad95accfb743b0700ef41"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 66 (2023) — CRIME – Adds to existing law to provide that reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect falsely is a misdemeanor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0066A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0066.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0066E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **67–1** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **56–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-01** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2023-02-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 56-12-2AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Bundy, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Cannon, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – Boyle, MickelsenFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-02-23** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2023-02-28** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-07** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-07** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-07** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-07** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-07** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-08** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Dunn(Carlson), Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - HerndonTitle apvd - to House
- **2023-03-13** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2023-03-13** Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration for concurrence recommendation
- **2023-03-14** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2023-03-14** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-14** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-15** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-15** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-16** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias(Woodings), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – BurnsAbsent – Miller, NashFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2023-03-17** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-20** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-21** Delivered to Governor at 4:20 p.m. on March 20, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-29** Reported Signed by Governor on March 21, 2023 Session Law Chapter 103 Effective: 03/21/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/918d93cf-b0ba-4eac-a264-451d1aac3718`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).